Did you know that dogs can also suffer from osteoarthritis (OA), sometimes calleddegenerative joint disease.

WHAT IS OSTEOARTHRITIS?

When dogs suffer from osteoarthritis, their joints become inflamed, swollen and painful.The hips, knees, elbows, shoulders and spine are the bones and joints which are mostcommonly affected. Dogs with mild OA may have (and show) slight stiffness of the joints.When the disease is more severe you’ll often notice limping and an abnormal stance(called lameness). Eventually, if left untreated, most dogs with OA experience loss ofmobility (limitation of movement) because of the pain.

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